In 2000, The Plumeria People closed its doors to business
in Leander, TX due to circumstances beyond control. Like many of you I
was sad to see them go, and sad to say goodbye to their great collection,
those great color catalogs and that quality plumeria food. So, I solved
my dilemma. After a lot of thought and effort, I am happy to announce
that I bought The Plumeria People and moved it back to Houston, TX where
it began. My name is Milton Pierson and I am no stranger to plants or
to plumeria. I have been growing plumeria and other tropical plants for
many years. I am Chair of the Research Committee for the Plumeria Society
of America and have been since 1991 and have authored many articles on
the culture of Plumeria. Its a plant that I collect that I know,
and that I love.

I know many of you have been loyal customers for many
years and I would like to ask you for a bit of patience. In return I will
give you a promise. I will return the Plumeria People to its former state
of grace. I will offer quality plants at a fair price and excellent service
to boot. I will continue to work at finding and offering new varieties
of plumeria and I will continue to offer all the fertilizers. During this
my first year, I will offer Plumeria, Cannas, and Crinums, in addition
to the two Books on Plumeria. This past week I just finished moving the
stock to Houston, and Im very excited. In addition to these items,
I am adding another group of plants, namely the large flowered Thai hybrid
Crown of Thorns. These Euphorbia milii hybrids come in hundreds of varieties
and I will offer 12 different ones this year.

This catalog is merely a list of available cultivars
and I want to apologize in advance for the lack of descriptions. If you
have an old Plumeria People catalog please refer to it, otherwise give
me a call. In the very near future plumeriapeople.com will be up and running
and I promise to fill the web site with beautiful color pictures and great
descriptions.

I will continue to offer both cuttings and rooted
cuttings. I want to carry unrooted cuttings for several reasons. First;
the process of taking a relatively ugly naked plumeria stick and turning
it into a full and beautiful flowering plant is not to be taken for granted
and it is easy to do. Some gardeners including myself might argue
that this botanical journey of transformation is where much of the joy
lies. Second; cuttings cost less as they should making it easier to grow
a collection; Third, cuttings lend themselves to shipping which makes
it much more simple to offer a large number of cultivars. And finally,
rooting plumeria is easy, let me say that again, rooting plumeria
is easy, and fun.

I will also carry fully rooted cuttings. However,
please remember, it takes time to establish a full root ball, how much
time? I cant tell you because all plumeria are not equal. But, I
can promise this, if you want a rooted plumeria I will root one for you
and I will mail it to you fully rooted. We will always have many rooted
plumeria in stock so if you know you want a great yellow or red plumeria,
call me and I can tell you which varieties in that color scheme are currently
in stock. If you just have to have a P. Dwarf Deciduous for example, then
call me and Ill root one for you.

The phone number is (713) 728-1228. This phone will
have an answering machine and fax connected to it to receive your calls
during the day. I will call you back when I get the message. This undertaking
is a dream for me and I want to thank you for your understanding and patience
while I get this company rolling.

Happy gardening!

Sincerely,

Milton L. Pierson

The Plumeria People

Please note that we have the only currently available
the book written on Plumeria culture The Handbook on Plumeria Culture
by Richard & Mary Helen Eggenberger. This is listed in our book section
and offers complete information on over-wintering and other aspects of
culture as well as many beautiful pictures. This book is a must for those
interested in this great plant.